Hydraulic turbine



June 12, 1934. G. A, BIGGS 1,962,380

HYDRAULIC TURBINE Filed June 2l. 1952 lil/m Mm A TTORNE YS' Patented June 12, 1934 HYDRAULIC TURBINE George A. Biggs, Springield, Ghio, assignor to The James Lelel & Company, Springfield,A Ohio, a corporation of hio Application June 21, 1932, Serial No. 618,493

9 Claims. (C1. 253-117) My invention relates to hydraulic turbines reservoir has an internal Ilange 28 it is desirand, in particular, to a means and method oi able to prevent air and water from entering sealing the bearing of the runner shaft with the between this flange and the runner shaft 1 into support and guide for the shaft in order to rethe oil chamber 23. The foregoing construc- A,t tain the oil in the bearing and to prevent the tion prevents this and makes a tight seal be- 60 introduction of water into the oil. tween the oil chamber or reservoir above the In particular, it is my object to provide sealed bearing leather rings 13. rings for preventing leakage of air or water The distance between the bottom of the beararound a shaft clearance when the runner shaft ing 25 and the top of the cap plate, which is the l0 passes through the top plate of the turbine subject of this invention, that is, the top of the 65 casing. plate 21, can be made materially less where a It is my object to eliminate the packing boxes packing is used such as I employ, which is a new used in the art and to eliminate the necesvery desirable feature, as it reduces the oversity or" inspection and adjustment which those hang on the runner shaft.

packing boxes now require. It will be understood that I desire to compre- 7,@

Referring to the drawing: hend Within my invention such modifications Figure 1 is a section through the runner oil as may be necessary to adapt it to varying chambers and sealing member; conditions and uses.

Figure 2 is an enlarged section through the Having thus fully described my invention,

l sealing member. what I claim as new and desire to secure by 7.5,

Referring to the drawing in detail, 1 is a Letters Patent, is: runner shaft to which is bolted by the bolts 2 1. In a Yhydraulic turbine having a runner a runner hub 3 having buckets 4. If desired, shaft, a hub and buckets thereon, a shoulder on a portion of the water stream may be injected said shaft, oppositely-disposed spaced sealing through the passageway 5 in the cap plate 6 members engaging the face of said shoulder 80 and thence through the passageway '7 into the forming a chamber with the shoulder, annular interior of the hub at 8 and out at 9. members for supporting said sealing members, The runner shaft 1 is provided with a shouland means for delivering lubricant to the space dered collar or ring 10 having a coating of nonformed thereby therebetween.

130 corrosive material such as chromium which 2. In a hydraulic turbine having a runner 85 gives a highly polished surface. This annular shaft, a hub and buckets thereon, a shoulder on ring 10 is detachably attached by the screws 11 said shaft, oppositely-disposed spaced sealing to the shoulder 12 of the runner shaft. members engaging the face of said shoulder Engaging with the surface of the annular colforming a chamber with the shoulder, annular f3`5' lar 10 are oppositely disposed sealing members members for supporting said sealing members, 99

consisting of leathers 13 held against the surface means for delivering lubricant to the space of the annular collar by coil springs 14. These formed thereby therebetween, and yielding leathers are mounted in trough members 15 and means holding said sealing means in oppositely held by rings 16. The trough members 15 are disposed directions against the surface of said '40 held apart by the ported spacer ring 17 which shoulder. 95

' displace the grease or contaminate it. posed directions against the surface of said receives through its port 18 a pipe 19. Grease 3. In a hydraulic turbine having a runner or other lubricant is injected through this pipe shaft, a huband buckets thereon, a shoulder on into the space 19a. The trough members 15 are said shaft, oppositely-disposed spaced sealing so arranged that the lower 'trough member is members engaging the face of said shoulder mounted upon the flange 20 and the upper forming a chamber with the shoulder, annular 100 trough member is engaged by the cap plate 21 members for supporting said sealing members, retained by the screws 22. means for delivering lubricant to the space It will thus be seen that it is impossible for formed thereby therebetween, yielding means the air or water to enter the chamber 19a and holding said sealing means in oppositely dissuperimposed over this construction is the shoulder, and a non-corrosive polished plate suroil reservoir 23 formed by the collar 24 and is face on said shoulder. Y supplied with oil that runs down through the 4. In a hydraulic turbine, a seal comprising a bearing 25 over the splash plate 26 and thence highly polished, non-corrosive surface on the makes its exit through the pipe 27. As this shoulder of the runner shaft, spaced, oppositelydisposed, sealing members yieldingly held against said surface, means to support said sealing members forming a chamber therebetween with the surface of the runner shaft between said sealing members.

5. In a hydraulic turbine, a seal comprising a highly polished, non-corrosive surface on the shoulder of the runner shaft, spaced, oppositelydisposed, sealing members yieldingly held against said surface, means t0 support said sealing members forming a chamber therebetween with the surface of the runner shaft between said sealing members, and means of forcing lubricant in the said space.

6. In a hydraulic turbine having a runner shaft, hollow hub and buckets, means of drawing fluid through said hub, a packing member there above engageable with the runner shaft oomprising spaced, oppositely-disposed yielding sealing members forming a lubricant chamber therebetween formed by the surface of the runner shaft and sealing members, means of supporting said sealing members in position with respect to the runner shaft, and means of supplying lubricant to the chamber.

7. In a hydraulic turbine having a runner shaft, hollow hub and buckets, means of drawing fluid through said hub, a sealing member thereabove engageable with the runner shaft comprising spaced, oppositely-disposed yielding Locaeeo sealing members having a lubricant chamber therebetween formed by the surface of the runner shaft and sealing members, means of supporting said packing members in position with respect to the runner shaft, means of supplying lubricant to the chamber, a bearing member for said runner shaft superimposed thereover having an oil reservoir between the first mentioned packing member and the bearing member whereby the packing member prevents air and water from entering said oil chamber.

8. In a sealing structure for a hydraulic turbine runner shaft, a detachably plated ring, spaced leather sealing structures oppositely disposed engaging with said ring, annular collars for engaging said sealing structures, coil springs in said sealing structures for engaging the plated ring, means for spacing the annular collars, means for supporting the annular collars, and means for delivering lubricant between the annular collars and the plated ring.

9. 1n a hydraulic turbine, a shaft having around it a removable ring with an outer surface of chromium, a cap plate having a hole therein to receive the shaft, and oppositely disposed spaced sealing members on the cap plate forming with the cap plate and the ring a lubricant chamber.

GEORGE A. BIGGS. 

